Senator Coburn sent a letter last month to the Army asking them to hold an open competition to select the best rifle for our soldiers. Can you imagine the uproar from the gun nuts when they get wind of this? Here's an excerpt:
"I am certain that we can all agree that America’s soldiers should have the best technology in their hands. There is nothing more important to a soldier than their rifle, and there is simply no excuse for not providing our soldiers the best weapon – not just a weapon that is “good enough.” Unfortunately, considering the long standing reliability and lethality problems with the M-16 design, of which the M4 is based, I am afraid that our troops in combat might not have the best weapon."
Read the full letter
here.
Labels: Sen. Tom Coburn
Posted at 5/03/2007 03:32:00 PM
